Code 46
Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton (above) star in a dreamlike romance set in a near future in which travel is severely restricted. Robbins's married insurance investigator falls for Morton's forger.The plot is confusing, but the movie looks great, working better on a sensual than a making-sense level. Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People) directed. (R)
She Hate Me
Director-cowriter Spike Lee strikes out with this overly busy satire about a young corporate executive (Anthony Mackie) in New York City who, after losing his job in an Enron-like business scandal, resorts to providing paid stud service for lesbians (including Dania Ramirez, near right, and Kerry Washington) hoping to get pregnant. Lee shoots at too many targets here, missing most of them. Woody Harrelson and Ellen Barkin costar. (R)
The Manchurian Candidate
Don't miss director Jonathan Demme's smart, updated remake of the classic 1962 political thriller. Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep star. (R)
Little Black Book
Almost makes one long for Gigli. Brittany Murphy (left), batting her lashes like an automatic garage door gone haywire, annoyingly plays a woman intent on tracking down her beau's ex-girlfriends in this excruciating, laugh-free comedy. (PG-13)
